News as it breaks
The New Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Brigadier General Yusha’u Dogara-Ahmed, says the major focus of his administration are improving the security of Corps Members, providing enabling environment for Research and Development and strengthening stakeholders’ engagements. The DG stated this during the handover ceremony in Abuja.…
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has said that the Abuja/Kaduna Standard Gauge train service would resume operations on Tuesday, Jan. 31. The Corporation’s Director of Operations, Mr Niyi Alli made the disclosure on behalf of the NRC Board and Management on Monday in Lagos. “The Board and Management of NRC…
The Department of State Services has arrested some members of an organised syndicate selling the new Naira notes in parts of the country. Although the DSS did not disclose the names and locations of the suspects, the agency said in a statement on Monday that some commercial bank officials were…
The program officer monitoring and evaluation of a non governmental organization Abiodun Esset initiative, Mr. Jacob Alagbe who is one of the co host said that the organisation was concerned about the plight of the upcoming younger ones in promoting unity through sports activities.
He urged the Corps Members to take every segment of the Orientation Course serious and utilize the benefits of all camp lectures as they will enhance their performances to impact positively on their host communities.
the performance update report, FIRS appreciated President Muhammadu Buhari for his support, as well as the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of State, Mr Clem Agba, and the National Assembly.
The Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Osogbo has sacked Governor Ademola Adeleke as the duly elected governor of the state. The tribunal in a split document of two to one is declared that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, should withdraw the Certificate of Return issued to…
Campaigning is already gearing up for a presidential vote in December.
Toure only agreed to a three-and-a-half-year contract at Wigan on November 29, but his disastrous reign is already over.
With this policy direction and initiative, the Federal Inland Revenue Service took the challenge to bridge the yawning revenue gap. In doing this they expanded the tax net to include several profit-making companies and organisations which had prior to the emergence of the Buhari administration played artful dodgers in tax payments and remittances.
